Figeac, Conseillante, Evangile, Pavie, Haut-Brion, Lafite, Cheval Blanc
This week has seen some of the greatest wines of the vintage. Margaux kicked things off on Tuesday, followed by Mouton-Rothschild and Haut-Brion on Wednesday, plus St-Emilion's Pavie. Margaux and Mouton-Rothschild sold out immediately, but there may still be the odd case of Haut-Brion available.
Yesterday started in St-Emilion at one of Bordeaux's greatest terroirs, Ausone, before skipping next door to Pomerol for L'Evangile. The chateau considers their 2018 the best wine they have ever made. L'Evangile is under the same ownership as Lafite, which also released yesterday, capping off the left-bank first growths for this year. And also yesterday, back in Pomerol, Denis Durantou's L'Eglise-Clinet.
This morning has seen one of the last Pomerols, Conseillante, and two of the final, finest St-Emilions: Figeac and Cheval Blanc. Lisa Perrotti-Brown calls it the "finest Figeac ever produced", from a chateau hoping for promotion to Grand Cru Classé 'A' status at the next St-Emilion reclassification.
We're near the end now, with just perennial Uncorked favourites Vieux Chateau Certan, L'If and Le Pin to go. /NT
